Gavrelle

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Gavrelle
The church of Gavrelle
The church of Gavrelle
Coat of arms of Gavrelle
Location of Gavrelle
Gavrelle is located in France
Gavrelle
Gavrelle
Coordinates: 50°19′48″N 2°53���13″E / 50.33°N 2.8869°E / 50.33; 2.8869Coordinates: 50°19′48″N 2°53′13″E / 50.33°N 2.8869°E / 50.33; 2.8869
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonArras-2
IntercommunalityCommunauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vincent Théry[1]
Area
1
9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
636
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62369 /62580
Elevation49–97 m (161–318 ft)
(avg. 61 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gavrelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

A farming village situated 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the N50 and the D33 roads. The motorway junction of the A26 autoroute and the A1 autoroute is less than a mile away.

Population[]

Historical population of Gavrelle
Year196219681975198219901999
Population385390394358430475
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest[]

  • The church of St. Vaast, dating from the twentieth century.
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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